Definition of Secondary atelectasis
Secondary atelectasis: Partial or total collapse of a lung or a segment of a lung that was once expanded, as may happen after chest surgery. Secondary atelectasis is in contrast to primary atelectasis in which there is failure of the lung to expand fully at birth.
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